Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model96: Native Cu
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formFISSURE
Ore controlFissure
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Portage Lake Volcanics
StructureFissure through Kearsarge lode
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1853
First production1853
Identification
Deposit ID10082627
MRDS IDW060065
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates47.28333, -88.37505
References
BUTLER, B.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1929, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MICHIGAN: USGS PROF. PAPER NO. 144, 238 PP.DAVIDSON, E.S., ESPENSHADE, G.H., WHITE, W.S., AND WRIGHT, .J.C., 1955, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE MOHAWK QUADRANGLE, MICHIGAN: USGS MAP GQ-54, SCALE 1:24000BUTLER AND BURBANK, 1929